wiindigoo

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English[edit]

Noun[edit]

wiindigoo (plural wiindigoos or wiindigoog)

  1. Alternative spelling of wendigo.

Ojibwe[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Algonquian *wi·nteko·wa.

Noun[edit]

wiindigoo (plural wiindigoog)

  1. (mythology) In Algonquian mythology, a malevolent cannibalistic spirit into which humans may transform, or which may possess humans; a wendigo or windigo.
  2. (mythology) A cannibalistic or man-eating giant or monster which may appear in the winter.
    wiindigoowi!
    He/she is a wendigo!

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • → English: wendigo
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